New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-04-12
EXPLOSION IN HEGEMAN's DRUG SHOP.

GASES FROM A sARsAPARILLA STILL iGNITED-THE
FLAMES sUBDUED BY FIREMEN
The explosion OF sarsaparia still in Hegeman Co.'S
drug store, No. 203 Broadway, at l:I5 yesterday
created panic in the vicinity and caused fire which
might have proved disastrous. The store is in five
story brownstone building. Hegeman Co.. besides the
store occupy the two easements while ne upper noors
and manufacturers of jewelry watches and fancy goods
The warm weather had.,reated a sudden demand for
run short Charles Autmiller. one OF iicgenan 4 Co
s IN the rsr Of the st BASEMENT When his back
turned for moment he felt heavy shock and was
peSed he was surrounded by mass OF flames The
escaping from tho still had been gnitcd Ivy jet tuni-
ment proved to be tempting food for the flames Aut-
miller and the hadozen other employees in the cellar.
hatless and coatless, rushed upstairs and out
into tho street, all, fortunately. nninured There
were fully forty customers and as many employees
waiting to pick up purchases or garments they rushed
The concusson broke the glass in the front doors and
windows aud shook many bottles from the Shelves bus
no no report. DR. George Ramsey the superintendent Of
the prescription department, was stanunS In the loot
throng rushing out The last had hardly crossed tho
threshold when volume 0f dense smoke burst through
the engines below Canas to the scene aud in less than
two hours the flames were under control
place where the started, and became necessary to
batter hole In the brick wall OF the extehson dw9
to force open the iron shutters OF window in the eSter
sion while hanging from the To0 The nanes suddenly
burst all around them. and one or them, James
Oshaighnessy, compelled to Jump. He struck
heavily on pavement twenty-five feet below ana
fractured his ankle The other man escaped injury by
sliding down rope OShaughnessy was removed to tho
Chambers street Hospital Another member OF the same
company got into the midst Of some burning chemicals
and had his flannel shirt burned almost completely on
lie luckily escaped with painful scorchng .. 60,
Hcgeman Il Co. is q corporation 0f which H. 4: cutier
Is president and G. H. Cutler vcc-prcsdent and secrv
tary. They carried stock valued at Yl2o0O ana esu
mate their loss at fully $65OOO They were iuiiy III
sured in these companies: - .,.
Iiyerpool and London AMI Globe, $4,000 ansssnia%
81 OO0 sun OF London J000 Phoenix OF Lonnon S3yw;
oneen of London, $4,000 Rochester GermaniA sSovy'
Imazon So 500; Merchants. OF Newark szoJu. Newnts
~ O, Globe 81 500; Long Island ~ oo0i raers OF I'll
eago 80 500; Niagara $1,000 Gsrmania, Sovvi rnGnts
of brooklyn 81 500. Hamburg Brenen sovvoi bri.sn
American 81, 900; German American' SoVVVi Ssefnis'
50 500 aud Guardian $l,2oo
n segree of the firm Of Friedberger Co, could not
give an accurate of their losses The damage TO the
Goods on the four floors occupied by them entirely
from smoke Their stock is valued at SSo.oO0 ana m
Thought that 5000 will make their loss good They were
well insured The building belongs to J. G. Jones'
director OF the Chemical Bank and 10 damaged 70 tne
extent OF $4,000.
TAnLEQuAH, l. T.. April 1.-THE Cherokee Female
Seminary was burned on sunday Tho loss $2oO0o0
The seminary was built somc and was nteoded
to accomnoate 200 girls. Il cost originally
bus ~ lew years ago an niuitoh cosuas ~0V'vvv w.
erected no lives were LOST